Welcome to the fifteenth edition of Off the Record, the official newsletter of the Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals. This is a newsletter for you, so we welcome your feedback! Email info@matcp.org with your questions, concerns or comments. For clickable links, please download the pdf version directly below.

What makes a good alumni program? That question has been at the top of everyone’s mind since the All Rise conference in Kissimmee, Fla., last month. After seeing what the National Treatment Court Alumni Association is doing for alumni and participants across the country, we were inspired to begin building the Michigan Treatment Court Alumni Association (MTCAA). The answer starts with understanding recovery capital. Recovery capital refers to the internal and external resource